Bachelors in Nursing: Recent submissions
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Factors influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services among women attending antenatal care at St. Joseph's hospital, Kitgum.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The general objective of the study was to examine the factors affecting utilization of cancer screening services in St. Joseph‟s Hospital Kitgum. The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the socio ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Malnutrition Among Children below five years:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Malnutrition causes about 5.6 million of 10 million child deaths per year, with severe malnutrition contributing to about 1.5 million of these deaths. Malnutrition is estimated to contribute to more than one ... -
Factors Associated with the Increases Number of Street Children between the Ages of 8-11 Years on Kampala Roads:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: The street children phenomenon is an alarming and increasing worldwide problem. Street children are maltreated, imprisoned and in some countries killed. The phenomenon of street children and offspring of the ... -
Factors associated with risky sexual behaviors among Pwani university students, Kilifi district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: In this era of HIV and AIDS, issues of sexual behaviors among the youths are important. University students are not exceptional because they live in a mixed and relatively unregulated environment, which puts ... -
Factors influencing adherence to oral hygiene among adults attending the out patient department at Naguru hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)On the global perspective, oral hygiene complications have been registered in both developed and developing countries, something that has created a burden of oral cancer, with available statistics indicating between 8% to ... -
Factors influencing the prevalence of vaginal candidiasis among female students of Makerere university business school, Nakawa.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)There are numerous factors that influence vaginal candidiasis among the females in Uganda but this study is purposely looking at the influence of contraceptive use, environmental factors and lifestyle habits on the prevalence ... -
Factors affecting older people from accessing health care services in Nabalanga sub county.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: This study is entitled “factors affecting older people from accessing health care services in Nabalanga Sub County”. Globally, there is an increasing number of old people who are unable to access health care ... -
Factors influencing prospective graduate midwifery students' willingness to work in rural areas in Mulago school of nursing and midwifery.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Midwives are among the main providers of reproductive health services they attend births more frequently than other health care providers in both urban and rural areas and their willingness to work in rural ... -
Factors influencing job satisfaction among nurses and midwives in Naguru hospital, Kampala.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: This study investigated the factors affecting job satisfaction among nurses and midwives in Naguru Hospital in Kampala Uganda. The independent variable was “factors” and the dependent variable was “job ... -
Factors Influencing Under Nutrition Among Children (0-5 Years) in Kabuyanda Sub County Isingiro District.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Under nutrition is one of the acute and chronic disorders affecting the under-fives in developing countries and in Africa, it affects the under-fives than adults and this is coupled with high risk of death ... -
Factors influencing prevalence of hypertension among farmers in Kimende area - Kenya.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: Hypertension is the largest contributor to global burden of disease accounting to 7% of global disability adjusted life years. Hypertension worldwide mortality is estimated to be 7.5 million. It is a risk ... -
Factors influencing the usage of health management information systems (HMIS) among health workers in Bombo general military hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)This study intended to identify factors influencing usage of health management information system (HMIS) among health workers in Bombo General Military Hospital. It was based on objectives i.e to establish the knowledge ... -
Factors associated with moral distress among nurses in Soroti referal hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Moral distress is a serious problem experienced by nursing profession Worldwide. It is a painful psychological disequilibrium that results from recognizing the ethically appropriate action, yet not taking it ... -
Factors influencing contraceptive use among adolescent girls in Tororo county - Tororo district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Rates of unmet need for contraception are higher among adolescents (68%) than among older women 60 percent. Many adolescents face pressures to initiate sexual relationships at earlier ages, putting themselves at high risk ... -
Factors influencing low birth weight births among mothers in Mulago national referral hospital.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction: According to the WHO (2014) report, Low birth weight still stands as the major health concern publically in most developing countries. Its burden has been found to be diverse in different settings. It is ... -
Awareness, knowledge, perception of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults of Kampala district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Background: Cardiovascular disease causes 30% of deaths globally. By comparison, infectious disease accounts for 10% of global mortality. As these statistics indicate, Cardiovascular disease is the most common and yet one ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers of Children Attending Mulago Hospital - Sickle Cell Clinic.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Sickle cell disease remains a silent killer among Ugandans. Sickle cell disease continues to kill close to 33,000 babies per year in Uganda (SCAU, 2014). There are limited services for sickle cell patients. Sickle cell ... -
Factors Influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services among nurses at Rubaga hospital, Kampala:
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)Introduction Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, and the seventh overall with an estimated 528,000 new cases in 2012. Majority of the global burden (around 85%) occurs in less developed regions where ... -
Factors associated with self medication among adults in Entebbe municipality division 'A' in Wakiso district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study was entitled “Factors associated with self-medication among adults in Entebbe Municipality division ‘A’”. In Uganda, the practice of self-medication is widely practiced in several sections of the population with ... -
Factors influencing the utilization of postnatal services among women of reproductive age in Lwamata sub county in Kiboga district.
(International Health Sciences University., 2015-12)The study assessed factors influencing the utilization of postnatal services among women of reproductive age in Lwamata Sub County in Kiboga district. The main objective is to determine the factors influencing the ...